Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
arrosé
English translation:
(washed down) with plenty of wine/boozy
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Davis
Jan 12, 2010 14:43
14 yrs ago
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French term
arrosé
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
dietary supplement
This is from an ad for a dietary supplement that is supposed to aid digestion
"repas de fête - osé - arrosé - imposé
pour augmenter l'assimilation natuelle de repas de fêtes
"repas de fête - osé - arrosé - imposé
pour augmenter l'assimilation natuelle de repas de fêtes
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jan 19, 2010 15:06: Rebecca Davis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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3 mins
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(washed down) with plenty of wine
Or you could just use "boozy", depending on the context and the audience
Peer comment(s):
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liz cencetti (X)
: Agree entirely, but how to put that into the rest of the sentence?
4 mins
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Thank you. I think "boozy" may work in the sentence, but it's a tough one...
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Jean-Louis S.
5 mins
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Thank you
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Carruthers (X)
: Boozy
7 mins
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Thank you
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
: I would definitely go with "boozy (meal)" here
7 mins
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Thank you
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B D Finch
: Boozy blowout meal perhaps?
34 mins
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Thank you
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Chris Hall
1 hr
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Thank you
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: Personally, I don't like "boozy" ...
2 hrs
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Thank you. Neither do I, particularly...but I think it may come in useful here
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Comment: "thanks"
8 mins
at which drink flows freely
Drink often means alcohol in this context.
+1
16 mins
well lubricated
Another option, which may imply more of a sense of 'over-doing it'!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/dec/...
Obviously, the Christmas lunch must be well lubricated, or the table will lapse into silence after about 15 minutes. Try, however, not to seize that first glass of wine too eagerly. You will endear yourself to no one by becoming tearfully incomprehensible in the first half hour, not least the people you're supposed to be sharing the bottle with.
thebeachboys.forumsunlimited.com/index.php?showtopic... :
After a vast and well-lubricated (and admittedly extremely tasty) Xmas lunch, ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/dec/...
Obviously, the Christmas lunch must be well lubricated, or the table will lapse into silence after about 15 minutes. Try, however, not to seize that first glass of wine too eagerly. You will endear yourself to no one by becoming tearfully incomprehensible in the first half hour, not least the people you're supposed to be sharing the bottle with.
thebeachboys.forumsunlimited.com/index.php?showtopic... :
After a vast and well-lubricated (and admittedly extremely tasty) Xmas lunch, ...
11 mins
wining and dining
found this alternative in the link below...
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see discusion entry as complement
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see note in discussion entry
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see discusion entry as complement
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see note in discussion entry
2 hrs
(over-)alcoholized
* slightly medical term that could fit.
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Bingish?!
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Bingish?!
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16 hrs
indulgent, alcoholic/boozy festive meals you can't turn down
A suggestion for the whole sentence.
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
: I like this ! maybe decadent,boozy...........
1 day 14 hrs
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Thank you Verginia
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7 days
Holiday meals - spirits...sinful delights...irresistible...
Hello,
arrosé = eat meals with alcohol
osé = pas correct/convenable (not "appropriate" or "healthy" eating = sinful delights
imposé = you can't say no to these dinners
I hope this helps.
arrosé = eat meals with alcohol
osé = pas correct/convenable (not "appropriate" or "healthy" eating = sinful delights
imposé = you can't say no to these dinners
I hope this helps.
Discussion
http://tinyurl.com/yewha7l
might help with some ideas
an impressive (or astonishing/audacious) and indispensable wining and dining
osé= daring => synonyms of daring are impressive, astonishing...
imposé as indispensible